Chapter 241 Planning
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"...Really, what I said is true. Little Jixiang Grass King appeared at my house yesterday!"
"You're lying, Mom said that Little Jixiang Grass King has stopped caring about us!"
"I'm not lying to you, my dad saw her!"
"That's because your father is a liar. Adults are the best at lying. My parents often lie to me."
"My father never cheats anyone. Everyone says he is the most honest businessman in this area!"
"So, what does Little Jixiangcao Wang look like? What did she say to your father?"
"Little Jixiangcao Wang looks about the same age as us, but my father said she is over 500 years old.
She is very smart, very, very, very smart. She immediately helped my father solve the problem that had troubled him for a long time, so my father is sure that she is our God!"
"Wow!"
"I'll tell you exactly what the problem is after our products are on the market. My father said it's a 'trade secret' and I can't tell anyone about it right now."
"Can't you just tell me secretly?"
"No! Little Jixiang Grass King has also given instructions!"
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The long-eared boy heard every word of the children's conversation. He keenly caught the words "Little Lucky Grass King" and couldn't help but raise his hand to smooth the hair on his ears.
The older man noticed his reaction and asked, "Tinari, what did you hear that concerned you?"
Tinari paused, then said carefully: "Teacher, there is a child over there who said that his father met the Little Auspicious Grass King."
Little Lucky Grass King? She showed up voluntarily?
Nafis frowned upon hearing this, his eyes darkened behind his thick round lenses: "Is what they said true?"
Tinari shook his head: "It may just be a joke between children. Teacher, I haven't heard from the little lucky grass king for a long time. Is she really in seclusion?"
"Yes, in the past five hundred years, the Little King of Auspicious Grass has occasionally fallen asleep for a period of time, but now she is awake. Azar takes time out every week to go to the Palace of Wisdom to talk to her and ask her if she has any plans to come out of seclusion."
Nafis told his most promising student what he knew. He did not doubt Azar's words.
Although he disagreed with some of Azar's practices, he did not believe in his heart that he would do anything that would violate the "Six Root Sins", nor did he believe that a mortal would dare to harm his god.
After listening to the teacher's explanation, Tinari's face flashed with confusion:
"Then what the children said must be rumors. If Lord Little Jixiang Grass King didn't want to come out, why did he sneak out?"
"Is this rumor widely circulated?" asked Nafis.
Tinari was in deep thought: "Well... I heard a few kids talking about this these past two days, and it's different from the rumors I heard before.
According to previous rumors, the Little Auspicious Grass King would occasionally borrow other people's identities to give small hints to residents who were troubled by problems.
I think it is probably because our residents regard their flash of inspiration as a gift from God. Haha, I sometimes think so too.
But in the past few days, several children said that they or their relatives had seen the Little Auspicious Grass King with their own eyes, and one of the children even gave a brief description of the adult's appearance -
The figure is like a child, with silver hair and a pair of eyes as bright as emeralds.
It sounds like—"
"Like the real thing," Nafis continued.
Tinari nodded and reminded, "Teacher, we are on the road for shared tricycles ahead. Let's keep to the right."
"Okay." Nafis said, and walked to the right side of the road with Tinari, then shook his head slightly.
“I don’t understand what Little Auspicious Grass King is thinking. Is her sudden appearance her own wish or Azar’s instruction?
Speaking of which, I have never met Little King of the Grass, not even once. My impression of her is based on historical records. I cannot guess her thoughts from these little things. Maybe Azar knows what is going on."
Nafi paused, thought for a moment, and then said,
“In the past, Azar was very disgusted when we mentioned that adult. It’s understandable. Throughout the ages, many priests and agents of gods have wanted to firmly grasp the right to communicate with gods in their own hands.
Although I don't know Lord Little Lucky Grass, I know Azar, and I know he would do the same if he had the chance."
As he spoke, Nafis snorted in disdain.
"Perhaps Lady Little Jixiangcao has learned about the events outside the Ministry of Religion through other channels, and her appearance this time is to prepare for her personal rule.
I heard that when the little King of the Grass was welcomed back to the Ministry of Education, he was like a newborn baby and knew nothing about the affairs of Mount Sumeru.
At that time, the senior officials of the Ministry of Education and she herself believed that her wisdom was not enough to support her in leading the people of Xumi, so she began a five-hundred-year-long retreat..."
"We'll talk about this later." Seeing a tricycle coming towards them, Nafis interrupted Tinari's statement softly.
"I'm sorry, teacher. I really feel a little strange." Tinari lowered his head slightly and lowered his voice, "It seems that there is some big secret hidden in these things I don't know."
As the two were talking, they heard a rapid "ding-dong" sound. It was a middle-aged man riding a tricycle who saw someone and rang the bell. Tinari and Nafis both subconsciously turned sideways.
When the middle-aged man on the bike passed by the two men, his eyes suddenly widened as if he noticed something, and his inquiring gaze fell on Nafis and Tinari frequently, obviously recognizing them.
But he didn't stop to say hello, as this was expressly prohibited by traffic regulations, so he just rode away with a bucket full of peaches.
"Hazard may know something. He is either running around in a panic or planning his next move." Nafis said in a low voice, as if talking to himself.
In Nafis's opinion, the appearance of the Little Lucky Grass King could only lead to these two results:
The former shows that the Little Auspicious Grass King has her own ideas and wants to take back the authority to manage Xumi herself.
The latter said that the current situation was within Azar's expectations, and it might even be a play arranged by him and Lord Little Jixiang Grass King to achieve a certain purpose.
Nafis thought: If he reveals his true colors, we can probably guess what he is up to.
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As long as he shows his true colors...
Setale recalled what Harold had said, and felt both excited and nervous.
According to Harold, as long as the news of the appearance of the little lucky grass king is spread through merchants using nursery rhymes and stories, results can be seen within a week.
Once someone gets the content of the emerging folk rumor to his desk, Hazard will surely respond.
【Harold: "In my hometown, this is called 'throwing a stone to test the water'. It is simple to arrange, but it is hard to defend against——
After hearing the relevant rumors, Azar's face changed drastically and he ran to Jingshan Palace to confirm that the little Jixiang Grass King was in good condition, which meant that the little Jixiang Grass King had not encountered any accidents for the time being.
But unless the great sage has Alzheimer's disease, he will definitely consider that someone is behind this. He will probably not react so strongly, as that would be too stupid.
At this time, his best approach is to ignore it, so I can only declare the plan a failure.
But if he chooses to take the cold shoulder, we will let the rumors continue to ferment, and he will soon have to deal with the matter amid doubts from all sides.
This is a situation that requires a protracted war, and it's a competition of who has more patience, but in my opinion, it's highly unlikely that things will get to that point.
The sudden appearance of a god who had been silent for a hundred years was a world-shaking event. Azar knew the truth and could hold back. The other wise men probably would not watch him ignore such heavy news and would probably force him to express his opinion.
Even if he knew there was something wrong, he had to come forward to explain the situation. His words would always reveal some key information. As long as he showed us what was going on, we could roughly guess the current situation of Little Jixiang Grass King."
Sino: "There is no need to sneak into the Jingshan Palace. Instead, we can extract information from the only person who knows the situation. The risk is indeed low enough to be ignored."
Setale was much calmer. "Well, the best scenario is that I don't actively ask questions, but only extract key information from the conversations between the Great Sage and others to get the intelligence we want."
Harold: "It's easy to deal with it later."
Kavi: "Is it easy to handle? How to handle it?"
El Haisen: "Use your brain, just to make it easier to finish, so I chose the merchant at the beginning,
Once the deal is done, just say the spread of the rumor is a marketing ploy to promote new products. Our businessmen always do similar things."